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Reader's Den: The Contract With God Trilogy by Will Eisner - Week 2
Welcome back to our online discussion of Will Eisner's The Contract With God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue. Throughout May, we'll be discussing the book as part of both Reader's Den and NYC...
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Not For Sale: The Iconic Brooklyn Bridge Celebrates 130 Years
For 130 years, the Brooklyn Bridge has been an icon of the New York City landscape—longer if you account for the 13 years required to construct it. This beloved connection between boroughs is still in...
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New Plant Patent Color Images at SIBL: Through April 16, 2013
Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of April 2, 9, and 16, 2013.Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table...
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My Library: Helen
We will soon be wrapping up Writing Through Memory: Memoir and Storytelling, a ten week workshop we have been hosting at the Kingsbridge Branch, brought to us through the Creative Aging program from...
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New Plant Patent Color Images at SIBL: Through May 14, 2013
Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of April 23, 30, and May 7 and 14, 2013.Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in...
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The Adagio Dancers, the Ballroom Dancers and Richard Stuart
Today, the word adagio is rarely used to describe ballroom dancing. If you told someone that you were going adagio dancing, most likely, this would draw a blank stare. Substitute the words adagio...
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Matinee Memories: Annie
In my "real" life, I work here at the Morningside Heights Library, but outside of work, theater is my "thing." And, everyone says if you are going to write a blog, it should be about something you feel...
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Musical of the Month: Barefoot Boy With Cheek
A guest post by Ben West“A young alumnus of the University of Minnesota and an old hand from Harvard and Broadway have turned out a wonderfully amusing musical comedy called Barefoot Boy With Cheek. A...
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On-Site Recruitment: Port Authority Police Officers
The New York State Department of Labor and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey will present an On-Site Recruitment for Police Officers. Requirements EDUCATION: In order to take the Port...
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Last month, while reading the ever-elegant obituaries in The Economist, I ran across RPJ's. I knew the name through the Merchant/Ivory movies, but she was a writer-writer as well as screen-writer. She...
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Meet the Neighbor, and Artist: Fred Gutzeit
One of the goals of exhibiting art in our library is to highlight the talents of local community residents. Fred Gutzeit is not only a frequent library patron at the Mulberry Street Library, but a...
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Looking for Work? FEMA has Immediate Openings
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has immediate openings for Community Relations Specialists (PDF)Â in all 5 Boroughs of New York City as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The Position...
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More Reading and Watching Recommendations From Kingsbridge Teens
As yet another school year draws to a close, here is our next batch of recommendations to tide you over until the fall! Books Peanut by Ayun Halliday & Paul Hoppe [A book so popular that we've got...
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Booktalking "True Green Kids" by Kim McKay
Ever wonder what you could do to help the environment? This book provides a plethora of suggestions. Following are just a few of the ideas you can read about in this work.Watch your water...
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On-Site Recruitment: Bilingual Customer Service Representatives
The Chinese-American Planning Council and a Cable Company in Queens will present an on-site recruitment for English and Chinese Bilingual Customer Service Representatives.Full-time position12 weeks of...
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Ready, Set, Summer Reading at Mosholu
Summer's almost here and many are looking forward to warmer temperatures, vacationing, beaches, parks, picnics, barbecues, the list goes on and on. But wait, don't forget to read!Every year the library...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - May 26th, 2013
For the week of May 26th, 2013 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and paperback trade fiction.If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, download our free app! Use it with your...
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View the Jerome Robbins Dance Division 2012 Annual Report
When people talk to me at dance events, they often ask a series of questions. How is the Dance Division doing? Does the Dance Division still accept materials? How does the Library store them? Preserve...
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Fort Washington Library, A Stop on the Uptown Art Stroll, June 1-30, 2013
The Fort Washington Branch will be participating in the Uptown Arts Stroll as a venue for work by local artists. One of the artists displaying her work is long-time Fort Washington patron Elizabeth...
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Transmissions from the Timothy Leary Papers: Artifactual Intelligence
Artifacts have an interesting relationship with archives. The traditional spheres of influence for cultural institutions has been libraries for published works, archives and manuscript collections for...
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